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- Clay_Ford abstract "Clarence V. Ford, known as Clay Ford (September 24, 1938 – March 18, 2013), was an attorney and Republican politician from Gulf Breeze in Santa Rosa County near Pensacola, Florida, who from 2007 until his death represented District 2 in the Florida House of Representatives.A native of Wynne in Cross County in eastern Arkansas, Ford was married to Carol Ann Ford and had three children, David, Doug, and Clay, and seven grandchildren. He served in the infantry in the United States Army, the Army Reserve, and the Arkansas National Guard from 1955 to 1988, having advanced through the ranks from private to colonel. He studied at the United States Army War College in Carlisle Barracks in Pennsylvania and the United States Air Force War College in Frankfurt, Germany.In 1969, he received a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. In 1978, he obtained a Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law, also in Fayetteville. In 1986, Ford obtained a Master of Science degree in Public Administration from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.He was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1975 to 1976. From 1977 to 1979, he was a member of the Special School District Board in Pulaski County in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was a delegate to the Arkansas Constitutional Convention held in Little Rock in 1978 and 1979.After moving to Florida, he served on the Gulf Breeze City Council from 1990 to 2007 and was president of the Florida League of Cities from 2004 to 2005. On February 27, 2007, he was elected to the Florida House to succeed Holly Benson, who had been appointed to head the Department of Business and Professional Regulation by then Governor Charlie Crist. Ford was re-elected to the Florida House in November 2008. From 2008 to 2009, he was the House Deputy Whip.He was a Methodist and a member of the American Legion, the Arkansas Bar Association, and the Florida Bar. He was affiliated with the Gulf Breeze Chamber of Commerce and Rotary International. He was a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association. He received endorsements from the NRA as well as the Florida Chamber of Commerce and Florida Right to Life.Ford died of cancer in Florida at the age of seventy-four. Will Weatherford, the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, said of his death: "The consummate gentleman of the House, Clay Ford was a friend, a mentor, and a tender conscience to all those who served with him. Last night, Clay lost his brave fight with cancer. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife Carol, his three sons, David, Doug, and Clay, and his nine grandchildren."The Florida Legislature recognized Representative Clay Ford by naming the Minority Scholarship for accounting students the Clay Ford Scholarship Program in the 2013 legislative session.".
- Clay_Ford activeYearsEndDate "2013-03-18".
- Clay_Ford alias "Clarence V. Ford".
- Clay_Ford almaMater Shippensburg_University_of_Pennsylvania.
- Clay_Ford almaMater United_States_Army_War_College.
- Clay_Ford almaMater University_of_Arkansas.
- Clay_Ford almaMater University_of_Arkansas_School_of_Law.
- Clay_Ford birthDate "1938-09-24".
- Clay_Ford birthPlace Arkansas.
- Clay_Ford birthPlace Cross_County,_Arkansas.
- Clay_Ford birthPlace Wynne,_Arkansas.
- Clay_Ford birthYear "1938".
- Clay_Ford deathDate "2013-03-18".
- Clay_Ford deathYear "2013".
- Clay_Ford militaryBranch Arkansas_National_Guard.
- Clay_Ford militaryBranch United_States_Army.
- Clay_Ford militaryBranch United_States_Army_Reserve.
- Clay_Ford occupation Lawyer.
- Clay_Ford office "Member of the Gulf Breeze City Council".
- Clay_Ford party Arkansas.
- Clay_Ford region Arkansas.
- Clay_Ford region Pulaski_County,_Arkansas.
- Clay_Ford religion United_Methodist_Church.
- Clay_Ford residence Florida.
- Clay_Ford residence Gulf_Breeze,_Florida.
- Clay_Ford residence Santa_Rosa_County,_Florida.
- Clay_Ford termPeriod Clay_Ford__1.
- Clay_Ford termPeriod Clay_Ford__2.
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- Clay_Ford after Mike_Hill_(politician).
- Clay_Ford almaMater University_of_Arkansas.
- Clay_Ford almaMater "Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania".
- Clay_Ford almaMater "United States Army War College".
- Clay_Ford almaMater "University of Arkansas School of Law".
- Clay_Ford alternativeNames "Clarence V. Ford".
- Clay_Ford before Holly_Benson.
- Clay_Ford birthDate "1938-09-24".
- Clay_Ford birthPlace Cross_County,_Arkansas.
- Clay_Ford birthPlace Wynne,_Arkansas.
- Clay_Ford birthPlace "Arkansas, USA".
- Clay_Ford branch United_States_Army.
- Clay_Ford branch "Arkansas National Guard".
- Clay_Ford branch "United States Army Reserve".
- Clay_Ford children "Clay V. Ford".
- Clay_Ford children "David Anthony Ford".
- Clay_Ford children "Douglas A. Ford".
- Clay_Ford children "Nine grandchildren".
- Clay_Ford dateOfBirth "1938-09-24".
- Clay_Ford dateOfDeath "2013-03-18".
- Clay_Ford deathCause Cancer.
- Clay_Ford deathDate "2013-03-18".
- Clay_Ford district "2".
- Clay_Ford district "Pulaski County".
- Clay_Ford hasPhotoCollection Clay_Ford.
- Clay_Ford name "Clarence V. "Clay" Ford".
- Clay_Ford name "Ford, Clay".
- Clay_Ford occupation "Attorney and retired military officer".
- Clay_Ford office "Member of the Gulf Breeze City Council".
- Clay_Ford party "Arkansas Democrat-turned-Florida Republican".
- Clay_Ford placeOfBirth Wynne,_Arkansas.
- Clay_Ford preceded Holly_Benson.
- Clay_Ford religion United_Methodist_Church.
- Clay_Ford residence Florida.
- Clay_Ford residence Gulf_Breeze,_Florida.
- Clay_Ford residence Santa_Rosa_County,_Florida.
- Clay_Ford shortDescription "American politician".
- Clay_Ford spouse "Carol Ann Ford".
- Clay_Ford stateHouse "Arkansas".
- Clay_Ford stateHouse "Florida".
- Clay_Ford succeeded Mike_Hill_(politician).
- Clay_Ford termEnd "1976".
- Clay_Ford termEnd "2013-03-18".
- Clay_Ford termEnd "March 2007".
- Clay_Ford termStart "1975".
- Clay_Ford termStart "1990".
- Clay_Ford termStart "March 2007".
- Clay_Ford title "Florida State Representative from District 2 (Escambia and Santa Rosa counties) Clarence V. "Clay" Ford".
- Clay_Ford years "2007".
- Clay_Ford description "American politician".
- Clay_Ford description "American politician".
- Clay_Ford subject Category:1938_births.
- Clay_Ford subject Category:2013_deaths.
- Clay_Ford subject Category:American_Methodists.
- Clay_Ford subject Category:American_pro-life_activists.
- Clay_Ford subject Category:Arkansas_Democrats.
- Clay_Ford subject Category:Arkansas_lawyers.
- Clay_Ford subject Category:Cancer_deaths_in_Florida.
- Clay_Ford subject Category:Florida_Republicans.
- Clay_Ford subject Category:Florida_city_council_members.
- Clay_Ford subject Category:Florida_lawyers.
- Clay_Ford subject Category:Members_of_the_Arkansas_House_of_Representatives.
- Clay_Ford subject Category:Members_of_the_Florida_House_of_Representatives.
- Clay_Ford subject Category:People_from_Cross_County,_Arkansas.
- Clay_Ford subject Category:People_from_Little_Rock,_Arkansas.
- Clay_Ford subject Category:People_from_Santa_Rosa_County,_Florida.
